tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post4599193794854752098..comments2018-05-20T15:13:19.237-06:00Comments on Mysteries and More from Saskatchewan: Chamblin Bookmine BookstoreBill Selneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-57783570280705475502017-05-02T23:16:21.320-06:002017-05-02T23:16:21.320-06:00Kathy D.: I would glad to have you join Sharon and...Kathy D.: I would glad to have you join Sharon and myself on the porch.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-39078626656136543412017-05-01T03:31:01.434-06:002017-05-01T03:31:01.434-06:00Amendment: Armed with good strong, cold iced tea....Amendment: Armed with good strong, cold iced tea. Maybe ice cream.Kathy D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10587127808452551596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-67708833282472510482017-04-30T13:28:38.933-06:002017-04-30T13:28:38.933-06:00Kathy D.: Thanks for the comment. The vacation had...Kathy D.: Thanks for the comment. The vacation had a nice pace for us.<br /><br />It is a good thing I did not go the Bookmine on my first day in Jacksonville. I would have spent hours more at the store. There would have been dozens more I would have wanted.<br /><br />I agree legal mysteries belong in crime fiction. It is a rare rare legal mystery that does not involve a crime.<br /><br />For a book lover sitting in a rocking chair with a book on the porch on a nice day in the South is just plain wonderful.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-64383248790156497762017-04-30T02:58:31.775-06:002017-04-30T02:58:31.775-06:00That type of vacation sounds like heaven to me. B...That type of vacation sounds like heaven to me. But the Book Mine sounds like an entire vacation could be planned around that -- and restaurants. <br /><br />I would get lost in there for hours, then eat, rest, go back, browse and bring a good suitcase for purchased books.<br /><br />But legal mysteries being shelved among general fiction would drive me nuts unless I had a lot of all authors of that genre.<br /><br />But how fun -- sitting on a porch reading new books, yeah.Kathy D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10587127808452551596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-17916243716887415612017-04-17T23:27:59.097-06:002017-04-17T23:27:59.097-06:00Moira: Thanks for the comment. Only the four books...Moira: Thanks for the comment. Only the four books listed left the store with me. It was so hard! It could have been a hundred.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-29193244006156346072017-04-16T08:12:51.575-06:002017-04-16T08:12:51.575-06:00That sounds lime a great vacation, and what a wond...That sounds lime a great vacation, and what a wonderful store! I hope there&#39;s no luggage limit on your journey home. Enjoy the rest of your trip.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-69318896828556620392017-04-15T08:57:11.180-06:002017-04-15T08:57:11.180-06:00John: I should have guessed you would know the Boo...John: I should have guessed you would know the Bookmine. If I get a chance to go again it will be with a plan. <br /><br />I did get to Chamblin&#39;s Uptown. I thought it a good store but would spend my time on another visit at the main store.<br /><br />One of the random joys of travel involves finding places like the Bookmine.<br /><br />Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10060945036181065150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-49419193482382811822017-04-15T08:50:39.446-06:002017-04-15T08:50:39.446-06:00Bernadette:Thanks for the comment. I wasi initiall...Bernadette:Thanks for the comment. I wasi initially frozen. I stopped and looked around about and worked out what I wanted to look for and the looking went better.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10060945036181065150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-60664521757875123792017-04-13T22:27:56.299-06:002017-04-13T22:27:56.299-06:00Fabulous store! My mom used to live in Palm Coast ...Fabulous store! My mom used to live in Palm Coast (45 miles south of Jacksonville) and I would stop in Chamblin Book Mine as often as I could when we were visiting her. There is also another location in downtown J-ville which has a smaller mystery section. Did you get to that location as well?<br /><br />At the main store I&#39;ve found some scarce Joan Fleming books, the hard to find Jonas Wilde spy novels by Andrew Yorke, a couple of hardcover Crime Clubs, and many many vintage paperbacks. The bulk of the mystery section is contemporary paperback and it takes some assiduous searching to uncover the vintage treasures as I&#39;m sure you discovered. If I don&#39;t have a list when I go there I&#39;m utterly lost.<br /><br />Now that my mom is gone and the house is sold I doubt I&#39;ll ever visit the place again. So cool that you managed to shop to your heart&#39;s content on your trip to FLA!J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-54037393901322697672017-04-13T02:18:25.194-06:002017-04-13T02:18:25.194-06:00I think I would suffer from decision paralysis in ...I think I would suffer from decision paralysis in a bookstore that big but if I ever get back to Florida it&#39;s going on my must visit list, thanks for sharing BillBernadettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07641617609801125707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-60951304247765191152017-04-12T17:22:53.134-06:002017-04-12T17:22:53.134-06:00Margot: Thanks for the kind words. You best be car...Margot: Thanks for the kind words. You best be careful about entering the Bookmine. You might never get out.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-20266851264692999782017-04-12T08:47:13.483-06:002017-04-12T08:47:13.483-06:00It sounds as though you&#39;re having a lovely tri...It sounds as though you&#39;re having a lovely trip, Bill, and I&#39;m happy for you. And the bookstore looks fantastic! I wish you a safe journey and a pleasant trip back to Saskatchewan when it&#39;s over. Margot Kinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17929460899914057156noreply@blogger.com